:
(a) Whether people displaced due to acquisition of land by Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. has been rehabilitated ;
(b) If so, the details thereof ;
(c) If not, the reasons therefor ; and
(d) The time by which all cases are likely to be settled ?
:
(a) Whether people displaced due to acquisition of land by Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. has been rehabilitated ;
(b) If so, the details thereof ;
(c) If not, the reasons therefor ; and
(d) The time by which all cases are likely to be settled ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a) to (b) : In Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL),
Project Affected Families (PAFs) are jointly identified by
MCL and District Administration. They have identified
5947 PAFs for resettlement. Out of these 3097 have been
given the resettlement benefits. Remaining 2850 PAFs are under
process of resettlement.
(c )to(d) In MCL, acquisition of land is a
continuous process and land oustees are not displaced until
and unless they are suitably rehabilitated as per the
Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy of Coal India Limited.